The most important piece of photographic equipment you own is your mind, but do you know how it works? Do you know how to use it effectively when you take a shot? This book guides you through the visual perception process in easy to understand descriptions. At each step the importance to your making a spectacular shot is explained leading you to painless photographic compositions.How many times have you seen something beautiful, carefully composed a photo, and taken the picture, only to discover that your "masterpiece" looks like nothing special? Have you ever looked at a photograph that you took and asked, “Why did I take this?” One of the great questions the serious photographer faces every time a photo is taken is “have I captured what I wanted to show?” Have you ever wondered where the rules of composition come from? If the answer is YES to any of these questions then you need this book.